New Zealand: Land of drunk teens and wannabe gangs

All them wannabes at New Zealand need to stop bangin sets they dnt even know about, im from long beach N trust me gang bangin is dying down now

I live in New Zealand, I wouldn't say its totally dull- Here in Christchurch I go to live music gigs every weekend, theres a great forest for cycling, the library has a few good books and if all else fails theres a slow but usable broadband infrastructure to keep us entertained. Of course, live music is almost always in bars so young people can't go (yet they drink more than bar patrons) people aren't into the outdoors or sport much anymore, broadband penetration is only about 40% and we don't have much of a culture that encourages reading.

My ex-girlfriend who emigrated here from Australia complained the only groups organising anything for young people are the churches (this in a very secular country where Christians are a minority) All in all its not surprising young people see drinking as the only thing to do. As in the US or other countries a big reason for this is that alcohol is socially accepted while other drugs are not (and in many cases are illegal) interestingly a lot of drugs are legal here compared to say Australia, but the most popular drinking alternative -BZP- is being outlawed (as covered by Dose Nation a few days ago) and others like Salvia and Damiana are basicly kept quiet by the few users- afraid that arch prohibitionist Jim Anderton will pick them as his next target when hes done with the BZP users.

As someone who's spent a bit of time in New Zealand, I can see what those poor kids are on about. Nowhere, in all my extensive travels around the world, have I ever been to a more boring country. New Zealand is comfortable, suburban, and dull to the point well past tears. So of course the kids borrow from a culture that seems exciting and glamorous - if there's no drama in their lives then dammit we'll manufacture some!